The Saints will look to lock down the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs when they travel to Carolina to face the reeling Panthers. Carolina (6-7) has lost five straight games and will need to upset the 11-2 Saints to keep its fading playoff hopes alive. The betting line is New Orleans -6.

The Saints will look to lock down the No. 1 seed in the NFC playoffs when they travel to Carolina to face the reeling Panthers. Carolina (6-7) has lost five straight games and will need to upset the 11-2 Saints to keep its fading playoff hopes alive. The betting line is New Orleans -6.
The Saints have gone a stellar 10-3 ATS this season. New Orleans has also been profitable away from, going 6-1 SU and ATS on the road.
The Saints bounced back from a loss at Dallas last week with a 28-14 win over the Buccaneers as a 10-point favorite. New Orleans outscored Tampa Bay 25-0 in the second half to erase a 14-3 deficit.
The Panthers are in a freefall after starting the season 6-2. Carolina has lost five straight games both SU and ATS. One silver lining for the Panthers is they've been much better at home this season. Carolina is 5-1 SU and 4-2 ATS at home. This will be just the second home game for the Panthers since Nov. 8 where lost straight up to the Seahawks 30-27 as a three-point favorite.
Despite having one of the NFL's highest-scoring offenses, the Saints are 8-5 to the UNDER this year. The UNDER has cashed in four consecutive Saints game and is 5-2 in New Orleans' seven road contests this season.
TThe OVER has been a good bet when Carolina plays at home this season, going 5-1 in that spot. These two teams are used to playing high scoring games. The OVER is 7-1 in the last eight meetings.
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## Saints at Panthers betting lines
__Point Spread:__ Saints -6
__Total:__ 52.5
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## Saints betting overview
__SU record:__ 11-2
__ATS record:__ 10-3
__O/U record:__ 5-8
The Panthers' pass defense will need to start playing better or it will be a long night facing Drew Brees and the Saints. Carolina ranks 20th in pass defense, allowing 255 yards per game. The Panthers have really been struggling against quarterbacks over the second half of the season, allowing 15 passing touchdowns since Week 8.
Brees has slowed down of late with just 171, 127 and 201 yards in his last three games. However, he's still thrown for at least 265 yards six times this season with 31 touchdowns and just four interceptions. Brees is hitting 75.7 percent of his pass attempts through 12 games.
## Panthers betting overview
__SU record:__ 6-7
__ATS record:__ 5-8
__O/U record:__ 7-6
Luckily for Cam Newton and the Panthers, the Saints' pass defense is even worse. New Orleans ranks 28th against the pass, giving up 271 yards per game. The Saints' No. 1 ranked rush defense will have a big challenge this week against the Panthers' No. 2 ranked ground attack. Carolina ranks second in the NFL at 137.4 yards per game and first in yards per carry at 5.4.
Christian McCaffrey has 926 rushing yards to go along with 86 receptions. McCaffrey should make a big impact as a receiver Monday night against a Saints defense giving up 5.4 receptions per game to running backs.
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## Saints at Panthers trends
Saints are 4-0 ATS in their last four meetings in Carolina.
Over is 7-1 in the last eight meetings.
Underdog is 7-1 ATS in their last eight meetings.
## Saints at Panthers pick
The Panthers have been better at home than on the road this season. Brees is due for a big game and he's facing the right defense with Carolina struggling to stop the pass. These two teams tend to play high-scoring games, so we'll lean to the OVER in this matchup.

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